GitHub announced on November 4 that Copilot is available in public preview inside Xcode’s built-in coding assistant. Apple posted Xcode 27.3 beta on November 3, and its release notes list Copilot as a new coding intelligence integration. The two announcements describe a route to Copilot through Xcode’s own settings.
Where to find it
The preview starts with Xcode 27.3 beta on a Mac running macOS Tahoe 26.6 or later. In Xcode, open Settings and select Intelligence to set up GitHub Copilot. GitHub says all Copilot plans are supported. For a team evaluating the integration, access depends on whether its developers can use the required Xcode and macOS versions.
GitHub continues to offer the separate Copilot for Xcode extension. Teams that already use the extension can evaluate the built-in assistant alongside their existing workflow. For a first pass, open a small Swift project in the beta, confirm that the expected Copilot account connects, and try the same kind of task the team already delegates to the assistant. Keep that trial within the beta’s supported machines and check whether the assistant is accessible through the Intelligence settings before planning a broader rollout.
Sources
GitHub changelog, November 4 · Apple’s Xcode beta release notes · Apple’s beta release date
